wow. ohmigoodness there is much going on.

Hello.

I should be working. oh yes. But bills seem boring and the sun is shining and the seals are barking and my vitamin water is pleasing and all is good.

Soooooooooooo…much to share, let’s see, where to start?…cool things include:

A) The movie I shot last year, “Hog Island”, is premiering in San Francisco this Saturday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. This is pretty cool and would be a lot cooler if I wasn’t so damn nervous about seeing some of my sundry naked parts on the big screen. Well, that, and I desperately hope that it seems like I can act. Good Link: http://www.clydelinefilms.com/

B) My Band, Coraline, has a gig in February at Irelands 32, which is rather nice as it has been awhile since we’ve played out. We’ve got some new songs. 3 to be exact. My secret wish is that we really could finish and learn a certain tune we like to refer to as ‘Evil Klaus’ in time to present it at the gig with a myriad of circus performers doing intricately choreographed, well, I don’t know, you know, circus shit…I can continue to dream…Info is (I don’t know why I am doing this since anyone who could POSSIBLY be reading this already knows, BUT…)
Who: My Band - Coraline Good Link: www.merple.com/coraline
What: Gig
When: Saturday, February 4th at 9pm
Where: Irelands 32, 3920 Geary Blvd. (cross street is 3rd Ave.), San Francisco

C) My newest theatrical endeavor started last night. I can’t really tell you too much, cause I’ve signed a confidentiality agreement and I don’t want to have to kill you, so here’s the info: www.zspace.org/4adverbs.jsp oh wow…and here’s a pretty scary press photo of me terrorizing a fellow cast member. It kinda looks like I haven’t been fed in awhile and I quite possibly may dine on her… www.zspace.phanfare.com/album/19340

D) I have gone certifiably insane and am taking 3 classes at the Circus Center this session. It’s so freaking sweet. :) http://www.circuscenter.org/ On Monday morning I take Aerial Conditioning Class with Emily (who is an AMAZING Trapeze artist and who happens to be cute and WAY WAY WAY buff). She kicks our asses, our arms, our core and our everything elses for 1 and ½ hours straight. It is hardcore. I LOVE it. Then on Tuesday morning, I am continuing on in my Trapeze Class with another amazing teacher, Daniella (sp?), who has agreed to let us play on any kind of trapeze type aerial object that we fancy! Single-point trapeze, hoop, static trapeze, et al. So far it’s proving to be massive fun. This past Tuesday I got to spin and spin and spin and spin and spin. I swear to Christ I felt like I was 8 years old it was so much fun. Yeah. And finally, on Friday afternoons, I am continuing on with the amazing aerial silk with the equally amazing Kerri: http://www.skysiren.com/ and will keep trying to wrap myself up in a 30 foot long Tissu as delicately and gracefully as possible even though it’s so freaking hard.

E) I found out at my most recent visit to the dentist that I need a crown. Poo.

F) I need to stop spending money like I have it. Cause I don’t.

G) Ann Marie and I saw ‘Brokeback Mountain’ on Monday. It was really good. Both strapping young lads were really, really good. Though I still haven’t seen anything that surpasses Robin Wright Penn’s performance in ‘9 Lives’. Whew. Devastating.

H) Climbed 3 times last week. Jeremy came along twice and is shaping up to be quite the natural. A 5.10a already under his belt! And Mia and I tried a totally inverted 5.10b on the front wall that defeated us, but will be a most excellent challenge to work on… plus Dave decided that it was Climbing Christmas and I now have a rope and a bunch of slings and carabineers and a lot more knowledge of knots, so some more outdoor climbing looks to be on the horizon.

I) Took Dave to see Cirque du Soleil and he liked it. A lot. Yay.

J) Had a dog for 2 weeks. Watched one, I should say. Figgy. One of the best jogging/hiking companions one could ask for. We had a great time – the Figs and I - or at least I thought we did. We ran through the Presidio, we hiked in the mud in Tilden all the way up to Inspiration Point, we played in a myriad of parks and we ate yummy things together. It was great, but she always leaves me. :( It makes me sad, but there are 4 feathered members of the household who were thrilled to see the beastie leave so that full attention could once again be paid to them. Even Rowsby Woof seemed a little miffed.

K) Dave and I have officially named our truck Saphira. From the book “Eragon” by Christopher Paolini. Not only is it a damn good book, but he wrote it when he was 15 years old and that was like my dream when I was 15, and like, this kid totally did it and meanwhile, I couldn’t even figure out what to name my lead faerie character in the brilliant novel that was forming in my 14 year old noggin. I did end up writing a poem about her called ‘the nimble fairy princess’, but I killed her by the end, so my book never really took off…. since, you know, the lead character was already deceased. I think I had someone behead her. Jesus. What is my problem? I killed Mr. Putnam. I killed Mary. Jim seems to think that I killed Johanna or that at least I wanted to… The woman in Cold may as well be dead cause she sure is stuck in hell. All the men in Women of the Railroad are dead. One of the new songs, Safe, is written about “The Rules of Charity” – that’s right! From the point of view right after the father dies… and the Old Lady Song is one of the saddest bits of mourning for loss of love that I can imagine. Oh dear. That will be something to ruminate on… seems rather strange since I am generally a happy person.

Okay. Wow. Anyway. That is SO it for me. I am exhausted from this much updating. *yawn* goodbye.

Oh one more thing – Lee’s Deli makes one kick ass avocado sandwich and even with the price hike for 2006, I can get a fresh tasty dutch crunch roll with heaps of avocado, plus provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato and pickle, plus a dash of balsamic vinegar for $3.60 (it was $3.35 up until 1/1/06!). excellent deal. And tasty.